Weekend in the Bush

We spent the weekend at the lovely Molema bushcamp in the Tuli block and slept in a perfect little chalet overlooking the Limpopo River under huge trees.

In the afternoon, we went to a hide with a great view of the dam where we spend hours on the comfy chairs, taking naps and watching the game coming to the water.

There was no electricity and phone connection only if you climb the top of a hill but we had the camp almost to ourselves, strolled along the riverbanks, had a delicious braai on the open fire in the evening and breakfast on the deck watching the birds and squirrels around us.

It was a wonderful getaway and on the way out, we saw a herd of elephants having a pool party at a natural spring just near the road.

Have I mentioned that I love Africa? :)

today

- I enjoyed my last 'free' day before I start working again
- I went to the hairdresser first thing in the morning
- I still miss that dog (the owners are back and we brought him over on Sunday)

Dinner with Rhinos

Last night I went for dinner with some friends at the famous Mokolodi Restaurant.
It is a bit outside town at the edge of the Mokolodi Game Reserve, where you can see zebras, gnus, giraffes, and of course impalas.
The group of rhino in the reserve is very rare to see during the game drives - but they come for free with dinner at the restaurant!

I couldn't quite believe it when just after we finished our meal two rhinos came out of the bush to feed on the fresh hay laid out for them.

And it got even better when a 10-month old baby rhino came with his mother and started eating in front of us.

It was an amazing experience to see those ancient-looking wild animals so close.

Have you ever dined with rhinos? :)

Winning Zebras

The worldcup might be over but football is still part of the life here. And so we went to see Botswana's national football team winning against Togo in the qualification round for the Africa Cup of Nations.

The stadion was packed and fans were clearly very excited. They got even more excited when the Zebra's scored and there was a lot of singing and dancing on the ranks and on the field.

I loved the cheerful atmosphere and hope to see Botswana do well in the next rounds!

artisan visit

The other day I went to Gabane a small village outside of Gabs with a friend to visit some local artists. The main attraction is a pottery, where they produce beautiful traditional ceramics and some other crafts. In the shop, some women were quietly working on new pieces while outside, goats were running around. I really liked the design of the pieces and hope to be back sometime for more!

Pelegano Village Industries Gabane
phone: +267 3542133

a week-long drive

Last week we did a little 3600 km roadtrip through Botswana and Namibia and spent days in the car, watching the changing landscape along the road.

Apart from driving we also ate fresh apple pie in Solitaire, watched the sun rise over the Namib desert, climbed Big Mama (a big red sand dune at Sossusvlei), camped out in the Naukluft mountains and hiked up over the slopes & down a massive canyon for hours without meeting any other people, had some rain in the middle of the desert, played with a baby-seal, watched dolphins, pelicans, flamingos & a whale near Swakopmund and enjoyed champagne (& fresh oysters) during the cruise!

It was the perfect escape and I loved every minute of it!
(except maybe for the time when I just could not get the car to go up that very steep & scary mountain gravel road...)

bushwalking

On Sunday we went for a walk in the bush near Oodi. It is finally getting warmer and so it was a very pleasant stroll along a dry riverbed through some thornbushes. We were accompanied by some very excited dogs and also came across some cattle, goats and donkeys.









Outside the capital life seems to be even more relaxed and down to earth....and I must say I kinda like the country life after all :)

Thanks to Camola for taking us and to the K3H for organising it!